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The Acura ILX is a compact sedan that was new to the brand's lineup for the 2013 model year. Based on the Honda Civic, the ILX is Acura's smallest car; it shares no sheetmetal with its Honda sibling and now has completely different powertrain options. Designed to be attractive to a younger, 'entry luxury' crowd, the ILX has a great deal more equipment than the Civic, and a much-upgraded interior... Read More Below »

The Acura ILX is a compact sedan that was new to the brand's lineup for the 2013 model year. Based on the Honda Civic, the ILX is Acura's smallest car; it shares no sheetmetal with its Honda sibling and now has completely different powertrain options.

Designed to be attractive to a younger, 'entry luxury' crowd, the ILX has a great deal more equipment than the Civic, and a much-upgraded interior, both in design and materials. Rivals include cars like the Buick Verano, as well as German models like the Audi A3 and Mercedes-Benz CLA.

The ILX launched with three different powertrain options, each offering its own character. All are front-wheel drive. The base model was powered by a 150-horsepower, 2.0-liter four-cylinder paired with a five-speed automatic transmission. The sportiest offering carried a 201-horsepower 2.4-liter four-cylinder, available only with a six-speed manual. A third option, and the first to be discontinued, was the ILX Hybrid, which was decidedly slower but greener, using the same 1.5-liter four-cylinder and integrated hybrid drive system as the equivalent Civic model. Its total output was just 111 horsepower, but it was rated at an EPA estimated 38 mpg highway.

As part of a 2016 refresh of the lineup, the ILX gets one powertrain option in place of the two offered before. A revised 2.4-liter making 201 hp is paired with an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic; the same combination can be found in base versions of the new TLX sedan. The front and rear styling have been updated, as have the interior and tech options, and Acura says it has retuned the suspension and stiffened the body structure to improve dynamics and comfort. Now that the ILX has made this changeover, it is the end of manual-transmission options in the Acura lineup, something that has been available since the very early days of the brand.

Early ILX models

The standard ILX 2.0L rated an EPA-estimated 24 mpg city, 35 mpg highway, and 28 mpg combined. The sportier ILX 2.4L, not surprisingly, didn't do that well. It was rated at 21 mpg city and 31 mpg highway, while the fuel-sipping ILX Hybrid got an EPA-estimated 39 mpg city and 38 mpg highway. With comfortable ride quality, a still-somewhat-sporty demeanor in the turns, and the performance-oriented ILX 2.4L, the littlest Acura offered a taste of sport sedan in the entry-luxury arena. If you chose the 2.0L model, you got a relatively efficient commuter, while the Hybrid eked out better-than-average fuel economy, though it was short on both power (against other small luxury cars) and gas mileage (against the most efficient hybrids).

Rather than focusing on any one of these aspects, the ILX seeks to deliver a balance of luxury, performance, style, and efficiency that appeals to the younger professional. There are three main trim specs for the ILX: the base model, the Premium Package, and the Technology Package. The standard ILX specification includes cloth seats with a leather-wrapped steering wheel, dual-zone climate control, Bluetooth hands-free calling, a power moonroof, keyless entry with pushbutton start, rear-view camera, and more.

The Technology Package adds navigation with voice recognition plus real-time weather and traffic, premium audio, and and the satellite-enabled AcuraLink system. The Tech Package isn't available on the 2.4-liter ILX, unfortunately. There's also a Premium Package, which is included on all 2.4-liters and available on the base car, including leather seats with heat up front, an eight-way power driver's seat, a rearview camera, and premium audio.

The ILX received only minor changes into 2014. For the 2015 model year, the slow-selling ILX Hybrid was dropped from the lineup.

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